Questioning issue of p45

Yorshirelass75

I’ve been with company for 30 plus years I’ve just changed job roles and contract from hourly rate to salaried my company as issued me with a p45 and started me as new employee this can’t be correct can it ? .

FlorayG

No. You should still have your continuous employment. Where I work we promote people from 'the shop floor' to salaried management all the time and there's no break in their employment terms. You need to ask your HR department what's going on and why they feel this necessary

EnPointe

Yorshirelass75 said:

I’ve been with company for 30 plus years I’ve just changed job roles and contract from hourly rate to salaried my company as issued me with a p45 and started me as new employee this can’t be correct can it ? .

what is you  continuous service date / seniority date in HR  systems though ?

that said it is unusual to  do that with a promotion even  with the 'hourly to Salaried'   thing

Hoenir

Yorshirelass75 said:

 from hourly rate to salaried my company as issued me with a p45 and started me as new employee this can’t be correct can it ? .

All depends on how your employer operates it's payroll systems. May have decided to run them independently for historical reasons. The number of weekly paid employees has diminished over time. Your employer hasn't changed though. What's changed is the PAYE reference that the company reports to the HMRC under. 

EnPointe

Hoenir said:

Yorshirelass75 said:

 from hourly rate to salaried my company as issued me with a p45 and started me as new employee this can’t be correct can it ? .

All depends on how your employer operates it's payroll systems. May have decided to run them independently for historical reasons. The number of weekly paid employees has diminished over time. Your employer hasn't changed though. What's changed is the PAYE reference that the company reports to the HMRC under. 

that's a Plausible explanation... and if the systems  have  the OP's service / seniority date correct  entirely  not an issue 

mlz1413

Sounds odd to me but it maybe that the payroll person didn't know what to do. As uts the end if the tax year they may have found it 'easier' to end hourly pay and start afresh. Although that doesn't make it right!

Check your new contract states your original start date and shows continuous employment.   It's really important to protect that.

If in any doubt ask for something in writing that confirms your continuous employment.   If you don't get it I'd ask ACAS what you should do next.